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Hugo City Council Meeting Minutes for March 19,2018 Page 5 of 7 to inform the public about and accept comments on the alternatives. Council Member Klein requested Council take a position on these proposals. Bear explained the Metropolitan Council Environmental Serves (MCES) has statutory authority to treat sewage but does not have authority to provide retail water service; this could be seen as competing with cities. Bear stated he was a member of the task force and shared discussions they had on whether there should be a regional cost-share, and how MCES should partner with others. The task force found regional benefits and consensus on most things except the question of whether there should be a regional cost-share. He provided the three alternatives for cost- share amendments for consideration stating the Met Council was looking for feedback on them. He provided information on SKB-E case study and hypothetical regional cost share impacts under each of the alternatives. The Council discussed the proposed alternatives and agreed it was important to have community partnerships. Council generally agreed a policy amendment was consistent with the City's goals to conserve water, but they were not familiar enough with the policy to select a specific alternative. Klein made motion, to direct staff put a letter together recommending full support of a waste water use policy being developed, supporting it as a concept and open to a regional cost share program. All Ayes. Motion carried. Discussion on Street Liahtina in Dellwood Ridge Staff had received a request from Tom Windisch, Manager of the Dellwood Ridge Home Owners Association, for the City to pay for electricity and maintenance of the street lights in the neighborhood. Until now, street lights within the public right-of-way in Dellwood Ridge have been the responsibility of the neighborhood at a cost that is typically around $212 a month. This is the only thing the HOA pays for. Staff had researched the history of this development and found no reason the City should not take on the same responsibility for these lights as the City does with all other lights located on public streets. Bear explained there are nine decorative lights in the development that are paid for by the homeowners association, and it is the only neighborhood in the City like this. The property is platted and the residents do pay the urban tax rate. Haas made motion, Klein seconded, to approve the City to make all future payments for the lights in Dellwood Ridge. All Ayes. Motion carried. Update on Yellow Ribbon Network Council Members Chuck Haas and Phil Klein updated the Council on the activities of the Yellow Ribbon Network to date. Haas began by thanking the Bald Eagle Sportsman Club for sponsoring